Solved Sleep mode?

[Avo]

Hi all, may be a daft question! but if you use sleep mode (I've never used it before) on a desktop PC, does the power needed to keep things ticking over in the background come from the mains power or the battery on the mobo?

The longest I'm away from the PC is about 17 hours, so is it worth using sleep mode rather than shutting it fully down?

Thanks

 

[Brink]

Hello Avo,

It will use a small amount of the main power while in sleep mode to keep the memory (RAM) intact.

The motherboard battery is only used to maintain the BIOS and time settings of the motherboard while the computer is not plugged in to the outlet, or when the PSU has been turned off.

Sleep mode is helpful by having your computer startup right where you left off since your last session, and is handy if you are off and on the computer often.

You could use both sleep or shutdown if you like. Use sleep when you will be off and on, and use shutdown when it will be a while before the next session to save some energy.

It's really up to you and how often you use the computer though.

Hope this helps,
Shawn

 

[Avo]

Thanks for the quick reply So if I have read your reply correctly this is what will happen:

When in sleep mode the power running through the PC from the mains will maintain the BIOS and time settings of the motherboard?

Whilst the PC is on and in use the the mains power will maintain the BIOS and time settings of the motherboard?

Hmmm think I'll start using it like you have suggested, a lot of the time I'm back and forth to the PC with just 30-60 mins between each use, normally I just leave it turned on, so this will be an ideal time to use sleep mode. Then just turn it off fully overnight whilst I'm asleep/working.

One last question, if the PC is in sleep mode and a scheduled scan of malwarebytes is due whilst it's in sleep mode, will it still do the scan or not?

Thanks again, I was just worried that using sleep mode would drain the battery faster than not using sleep mode .

 

[Brink]

While in sleep mode, a small amount of the main power is used to keep the memory (RAM) intact.

The motherboard battery is only used to maintain the BIOS and time settings of the motherboard if the computer is not plugged in to the outlet, or when the PSU has been turned off. If the computer is plugged into an outlet, then the motherboard battery is not used.

The computer will have to be awake and fully running for anything to run on it though.

 

[Avo]

OK thanks

 

[Brink]

You're welcome.